Youth ministry

Article Everything Has a Season
- By Jenny Youngman
- Posted on September 30th, 2011
You may have noticed that time just keeps moving forward whether we like it or not. Sometimes we hardly notice the passage of time. We’re looking forward to our summer…
Article Teaching the Young About Growing Old
- By Missy Buchanan
- Posted on September 10th, 2011
A few years ago, a Girl Scout troop in another state contacted me for some advice. As part of their community service, the group was planning to visit a nearby assisted living…
Article A Post-9/11 World of Suffering
- By Mike Poteet
- Posted on September 8th, 2011
This weekend Americans across the country remember the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. On that terrible Tuesday morning ten years ago, nearly three thousand people died at…
Article Backpack Blessings
- By Jessica Miller Kelley
- Posted on August 22nd, 2011
As kids head back to school in the fall (or mid- to late-summer, as the case may be), churches often gear up with new programming, resuming Wednesday night activities, offering…
Article Youth and Gossip
- By Jenny Youngman
- Posted on August 21st, 2011
It’s August now, and summer freedom has given way to routines, dress codes, and extracurricular commitments. Back to school means a regular daily rhythm, a focus on…
Article Bullying
- By Robert St. John
- Posted on August 8th, 2011
We all have either experienced or observed bullying. Bullying is something we see almost every day—a person being called a name, being shoved, being made fun of, being…